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White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900

The Blairgowrie

page 362

The Blairgowrie.

The first voyage made by this beautiful clipper ship, after being launched at Glasgow in 1875, was to Lyttelton, where she landed 430 Government immigrants and fourteen saloon passengers. She sailed from London on May 26th, and took her final departure from Start Point three days later. Light and contrary winds prevailed until crossing the equator, and two heavy gales were encountered after passing the Cape. On August 17th Stewart Island was in sight. Immediately after, a heavy N.E. gale was experienced, and then light winds right up to the Peninsula. Notwithstanding these adverse conditions, the ship anchored at Lyttelton on the 24th August seven days after sighting land, and accomplished the passage in 83 days from Start Point. the Blairgowrie was a vessel of 1550 tons, commanded by Captain Darke. She was built by Thomson, of Glasgow, and owned by Thomson and Gray. The vessel made one voyage only to New Zealand.